Teleseminar etiquette – Who speaks when?
Your teleseminar presenter will lead the class and explain the structure at the start. You may be invited to ask questions or contribute your thoughts, but please don’t interrupt unless you are invited. When you do speak it is helpful if you introduce yourself saying something like ‘This is Sam from Chicago’. Try to be brief and to the point when you do speak. Sometimes your teleseminar presenter may ask you a question by name. If for any reason you do not wish to answer that’s OK. Just say ‘Pass’ and they will move on. If you need another participant to repeat or clarify a comment please go through the teleseminar leader to avoid disrupting the flow of the class with cross-talk.
